Victims of domestic violence who come to the Montgomery County Family Justice Center (here is a great article about the Center) now have safer, easier access to justice. Thanks to a pilot program launched by the Maryland Judiciary, they can now file requests for temporary protective orders directly from the Family Justice Center and have their requests heard by judges at the Montgomery County Circuit or District Court by way of a live video link.
Men that hit women, children and animals (i.e. smaller living beings) do it for POWER and CONTROL. The power and control gains him ownership. Then the genius sets about to destroy that which he owns.
Words cannot describe the sheer inhumanity of this claim. It serves as yet further proof that our insurance system is broken, destroyed by the profit-mongering of the very companies whose sole purpose should be to provide Americans with access to care when they need it most. In 1994, an informal survey conducted by the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee revealed that 8 of the 16 largest insurers in the country used domestic violence as a factor when deciding whether to extend coverage and how much to charge if coverage was extended.
“But as domestic abuse incidents are increasing, services for victims are not keeping pace. At a June 10 U.S. Senate hearing on violence against women, senators were told that according to the latest census, nationwide 60,500 people are assisted by domestic violence programs each day, and 9,000 others are turned down for assistance.
Ester Goldberg is a hoot. It has been a tough couple of weeks no matter your position on recent events and tragic losses. Add to that – ten years ago today, we lost another bright and shining star when John F. Kennedy, Jr. died tragically. Not quite sure what to make of any of it,…
